The Deeds Office is the body that governs the registration of property and holds the title deeds.
Erf number refers to the unique number identifying a piece of land within a Suburb.
Erf size refers to the size of a piece of land measured in square meters.
The Registration date is the date on which a property is registered at the Deeds Office.
The term Sectional Title refers to a situation whereby there are several properties all with different title deed numbers, registered with the Deeds office, on one Erf.
The Title Deed number is the unique number that identifies a Title Deed. A Title Deed is a legal document proving a person's title to a property.
The Municipal Rates are the taxes that property owners have to pay the municipality.
Zoning is the assigned Usage Types for a property.

Title deed/property transfers

Deeds office information, municipal information, zoning information, property pictures and general property information is available on My Agent

Our information is current and extremely easy to access. Simply use our search functionality to find the information you require.

Below is a list of the types of information available:

Deeds office information
  • Province
  • Deeds Office
  • Town
  • Local authority
  • Clearance
  • S/G 21 digit key
  • Title deed
  • Erf number
  • Extent
  • Purchase price
  • Purchase date
  • Registration date
  • Current owner information (including ID)
  • Previous owner/transfer history (including sale year, sale price, owner name, owner id)
  • Property bond history (including year, financial institution and bond amount)
Municipal information
  • Usage Type
  • Ratepayers name
  • Address
  • Postal Code
  • Total municipal value
  • Monthly rates (residential)
Zoning information
  • Zoning scheme
  • Zone
General information
  • Building size
  • Building age
  • Building condition
  • Bedrooms (if available)
  • Bathrooms (if available)
  • Pictures (if available)

Click here to view an example report.

An example of My Agent’s deed search and property analysis tools Back to top

My Agent offers deed search functionality and a property analysis tool. The picture below shows the different ways in which you can search and analyse using My Agent.

Deed search Property analysis

Deed search Back to top

Electronic title deed information can be searched by the following criteria:

  • Erf Number
  • Title Deed Number
  • Scheme Name
  • Owner/Company Name
  • Owner/Company ID Number

The picture below gives you an example of a simple owner search. All title deeds that meet that criteria will be displayed graphically on the map with
red dots and in the results list below.
Once you have found the property you were looking for, click on the "i" icon.

Deeds owners search Owner list

 

The picture below is an example of the information returned.

Owner details

Property analysis Back to top

The property analysis tool is a great way to gain insight and understand property transfer trends by suburb or deeds office town.

The picture below shows an example of a search for transfers in Milnerton, Sunset Beach. The property sale price was stipulated between R1.000.000 and R3.000.000 and the property sale date was between the 3rd March 2008 and the 3rd March 2009.

Property analysis example

 

The property transfers returned in your search are displayed on the map (above) and in the results list (below).

Owners list

 

You can print out your analysis results which can include your company branding and information by simply clicking on the "Print With Map" or "Print Without Map".